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| Venue | FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge on 15th, 16th, 17th May 1879 (3-day match) |
| Balls per over | 4 |
| Toss | England XI won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Cambridge University won by 4 wickets |
| Umpires | P Johnson, W Slinn |
| Close of play day 1 | No play |
| Close of play day 2 | Cambridge University (1) 87/2 (Lyttelton 46*, Steel 11*) |
| England XI first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *CI Thornton | b Morton | 3 | |||||
| E Lockwood | not out | 68 | |||||
| G Ulyett | c Lyttelton b Wood | 7 | |||||
| WR Gilbert | st Lyttelton b Wood | 14 | |||||
| TS Pearson | b Ford | 3 | |||||
| +HE Rhodes | c Lyttelton b Wood | 3 | |||||
| T Emmett | b Wood | 2 | |||||
| RG Hargreaves | b Ford | 2 | |||||
| ED Barratt | c Jarvis b Ford | 1 | |||||
| J Robertson | c Whitfeld b Wood | 10 | |||||
| BM Posno | c Whitfeld b Pigg | 1 | |||||
| Extras | (4 b, 3 w) | 7 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 77.3 overs) | 121 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-3, 2-?, 3-48, 4-?, 5-?, 6-61, 7-73, 8-76, 9-86, 10-121 (77.3 ov) | |||||||
| Cambridge University bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Wood | 42 | 11 | 56 | 5 | - | - | |
| Ford | 18 | 8 | 21 | 3 | - | - | |
| Morton | 17 | 6 | 37 | 1 | - | - | |
| Pigg | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Cambridge University first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *+A Lyttelton | c Lockwood b Emmett | 57 | |||||
| H Whitfeld | b Gilbert | 22 | |||||
| RS Jones | c Rhodes b Emmett | 3 | |||||
| DQ Steel | c Lockwood b Emmett | 25 | |||||
| IFW Bligh | c Rhodes b Emmett | 0 | |||||
| LK Jarvis | c Gilbert b Robertson | 8 | |||||
| AFJ Ford | c Robertson b Emmett | 2 | |||||
| OP Lancashire | c Hargreaves b Emmett | 7 | |||||
| C Pigg | c Rhodes b Ulyett | 9 | |||||
| PH Morton | c Rhodes b Emmett | 9 | |||||
| H Wood | not out | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (11 b, 2 lb) | 13 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 139.2 overs) | 155 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-58, 2-?, 3-108, 4-108, 5-121, 6-128, 7-130, 8-133, 9-155, 10-155 (139.2 ov) | |||||||
| England XI bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Emmett | 54.2 | 29 | 54 | 7 | - | - | |
| Barratt | 32 | 14 | 35 | 0 | - | - | |
| Robertson | 29 | 13 | 36 | 1 | - | - | |
| Ulyett | 23 | 12 | 17 | 1 | - | - | |
| Gilbert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| England XI second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| E Lockwood | b Wood | 0 | |||||
| G Ulyett | b Morton | 13 | |||||
| WR Gilbert | c Pigg b Morton | 40 | |||||
| TS Pearson | lbw b Wood | 2 | |||||
| RG Hargreaves | c Pigg b Wood | 5 | |||||
| T Emmett | c Whitfeld b Pigg | 27 | |||||
| J Robertson | b Morton | 0 | |||||
| +HE Rhodes | b Morton | 0 | |||||
| *CI Thornton | b Morton | 2 | |||||
| ED Barratt | not out | 10 | |||||
| BM Posno | b Morton | 2 | |||||
| Extras | (2 b, 1 lb) | 3 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 57.2 overs) | 104 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-0, 2-33, 3-35, 4-42, 5-66, 6-66, 7-66, 8-88, 9-?, 10-104 (57.2 ov) | |||||||
| Cambridge University bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Wood | 22 | 7 | 51 | 3 | - | - | |
| Ford | 10 | 5 | 17 | 0 | - | - | |
| Morton | 18.2 | 8 | 19 | 6 | - | - | |
| Pigg | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1 | - | - | |
| Cambridge University second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *+A Lyttelton | c and b Emmett | 30 | |||||
| LK Jarvis | b Emmett | 2 | |||||
| RS Jones | c Lockwood b Emmett | 2 | |||||
| DQ Steel | b Emmett | 5 | |||||
| IFW Bligh | not out | 20 | |||||
| AFJ Ford | b Emmett | 0 | |||||
| H Whitfeld | b Ulyett | 2 | |||||
| OP Lancashire | not out | 6 | |||||
| C Pigg | did not bat | ||||||
| PH Morton | did not bat | ||||||
| H Wood | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (3 b, 1 lb, 1 w) | 5 | |||||
| Total | (6 wickets, 50.2 overs) | 72 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-44, 5-44, 6-56 | |||||||
| England XI bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Emmett | 25.2 | 11 | 26 | 5 | - | - | |
| Robertson | 13 | 2 | 28 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ulyett | 12 | 7 | 13 | 1 | - | - | |
Notes
--> BM Posno made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> A Lyttelton (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 30
--> AFJ Ford achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the England XI first innings (previous best was 2-21)
--> PH Morton reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 5th wicket in the England XI second innings
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